And then there were 14.
The NFL playoff field was finally set Sunday night, the Steelers winning the 272nd and final game of the 2025 regular season and claiming the last spot in the tournament that will feed into Super Bowl 60 on Feb. 8.
“It just takes a little belief at this point in the season,” said Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers following the victory, the four-time league MVP back in the postseason for the first time in four years and in pursuit of his first championship since he led the Packers to victory in Super Bowl 45.
“It's good to be part of the 14 after so many years. … (N)ice to be back in this position.”
Yet how good is the positioning of the Steelers and the 13 other playoff qualifiers in what’s seemingly shaping up as a wide-open road to the Lombardi Trophy? We’ve ranked all of them, from worst to best, in terms of their championship viability:
